What Are The Most Common Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive disease, which means patient’s kidney function will be damaged gradually. Kidney is the organ which is in charge of our internal balance, so when kidney function is damaged, lots of health problems can be caused, and patients can have many obvious symptoms.

In this article, we will introduce the common symptoms that can appear in patients’ body.

1.Fatigue:

Kidney can secrete hemopoietin, which plays an important role in producing red cells. So, when CKD damage patient’s kidney function, the secretion of hemopoietin will also reduce, and that will cause anemia easily, which is the main cause of fatigue.

Beside, when patient’s kidney function is very low, there will be lots of wastes and toxins accumulating in patient’s blood, and that can shorten the living time of red cells, which is also a reason of anemia.

2. Swelling:

It is common for patients to have swelling in their body, which is caused by edema. Patient may have edema in their eyelids or lower limbs at the beginning, but for patients whose condition is severe, they can even have edema in their stomach or lungs.

3. Itching:

CKD can also cause itching easily, and this problem can be caused by many factors. Itching can damage patient’s life quality easily, and many patients can have sleeping problem due to this problem.

4. Nausea and vomiting:

CKD patients often have symptoms like nausea and vomiting, and these may be the most common symptoms in patient’s digestive system. Many reasons can lead to these symptoms, like the metabolic disorder of electrolytes, edema, the accumulation of metabolic wastes, etc.

5. Hypertension:

Hypertension is dangerous for patients with kidney disease, and it is also very common, because it can aggravate patient’s kidney damage obviously. So, it is important for patients to pay attention to their blood pressure.

6. Joint pain:

Patients with kidney disease often have joint pain in their joints, which is often caused by uric acid. Besides, this symptom can also be caused by renal osteopathy, which is a very severe condition.